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[QUOTE="Sherman20, post: 2870071, member: 6357"]
This is exactly right—classic JB playing the percentages on D. i said this in another thread. We were trying to deny them getting the ball into the paint in the 2nd half and letting them shoot barely contested 3s, daring them to make some. And their players took the bait. Both Frank and Tyus were parked well behind the 3-pt line (instead of on or above it), trying to deny them from entering the paint too much. We really only contested oConnell, as you said, after he made one or two. It was a great strategy and really our best option to pull out the win. The basket starts looking smaller and smaller for shooters as  time elapses and they keep missing 3s. Fortunately Barrett and White missed alot of them. I thought if we could keep within striking distance, we could rattle them and get them to miss a bunch of shots at the end and pull out the W.

JB also played the percentages on offense. He got the guys, especially Tyus and Frank, to exploit mismatches as Duke switches most of their screens. After Jones went out, Tyus went to school on O’connell, White and others. He broke that one dude’s ankle.
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